Richard is a Naarm/Melbourne based industrial designer whose work encompasses furniture, lighting and object design. Richard’s design approach is grounded in material experimentation and research, and places emphasis on the act of designing through making. His work often fuses traditional craft processes with contemporary manufacturing methods

Education

2018 Bachelor of Industrial Design (1st Class Honours), RMIT, Melbourne
2014 Associate Degree in Design (Furniture), RMIT, Melbourne

Exhibitions

2023
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda
HARD, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Fitzroy
IM_PERMANENT, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent
2022
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda
2021
Wisdom of Objects, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Fitzroy
2020
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Digital Event
VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne
2019
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Manningham Art Gallery
Elasticity for ALT.MATERIAL, 408 Smith Street
2018
How Much Can A Koala Bear, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent
2017 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Manningham Art Gallery
Victorian Craft Awards, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2016 Elemental, NGV Melbourne Design Week, Abbotsford Convent
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne
2015 Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
VIVID, Décor + Design, Melbourne
Australian Contemporary Emerging Designer Awards, Furnitex Connect, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2014 Made Here, Graduate Exhibition, 524 Flinders, Melbourne
Fringe Furniture, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
Australian Furniture Industry Awards, Australian International Furniture Exhibition, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2012 What I Am You Cannot See, Tangent Gallery, Curtin University, Perth

Awards

2023 Fringe Furniture, Special Commendation, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Linden New Art, St Kilda
2021 LAMP 2021: Professional Short List
2020 Fringe Furniture, Emerging Designer Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Digital Event
VIVID, Lighting Design Award, Décor + Design, Melbourne
2019 Manningham Victorian Ceramic Art Exhibition, Merit Acquisition Award for Amalgam:Set #1, Manningham Art Gallery
2016 Fringe Furniture, Innovation in Lighting Design Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
2015 Fringe Furniture, Craftsmanship Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
Fringe Furniture, Best Student Award, Melbourne Fringe Festival, Abbotsford Convent
VIVID, Furniture Concept Award, Décor + Design, Melbourne
GOTYA – Victoria and Tasmania, Runner-up: Furniture Design, DIA
2014 Erik Romke Award, Best Furniture Design Graduate 2014, RMIT

Collections

2019
Manningham Art Gallery